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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jezro Silver (ranked 4644 p4p, 4801 weight class) and Patrick Beverley (ranked 527 p4p, 517 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jezro Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Beverley!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Beverley's half guard.
Silver knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beverley on the ground.
Beverley desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Silver wants to pass to mount but Beverley is defending the position.
Beverley is holding on to half guard well.
Beverley manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beverley throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Beverley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silver doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silver manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Beverley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silver defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver tries to free his leg and advance position but Beverley is retaining full guard.
Silver wants to control from the top but Beverley keeps moving.
Beverley is trying to keep Silver in close.
Beverley keeping full guard, as Silver tries to pass.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Beverley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silver drives through with a takedown into Beverley's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Beverley is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Silver stops a takedown attempt from Beverley.
Beverley pulls guard.
Silver advances position into side control!
Silver trying to control the position but Beverley is working away.
Silver controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beverley throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Silver lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Beverley is trying to get back to half guard.
Beverley regains half guard, as Silver was trying to land strikes.
Beverley trying to hold on to Silver's head to control him but Silver postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Well, if Silver is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silver wants to take a breather but Beverley is having none of it.
Beverley is trying to stand.
Beverley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silver wants to control from the top but Beverley keeps moving.
Beverley throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jezro Silver will probably get the nod.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silver darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Beverley kicks off Silver and gets to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silver.
Beverley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Beverley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beverley manages to break the clinch.
Silver has a takedown stuffed.
Beverley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silver sprawls well. Silver wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beverley gets slowly back to his feet.
Silver scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Beverley pushes Silver off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Beverley or perhaps it was just good defense by Silver, which made it look bad.
Silver shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silver showed some decent athleticism there.
Beverley manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Silver keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Beverley working hard to break the clinch.
Beverley pulls guard.
Patrick Beverley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beverley looking to control.
Beverley is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver wants to control from the top but Beverley keeps moving.
Beverley looking to control.
Silver is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silver makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Beverley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but Beverley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silver is really struggling to control Beverley but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Silver not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver trying to control but Beverley is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jezro Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beverley is fending him off so far but Silver persists. Nope, Beverley circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jezro Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver fails with the takedown.
As Silver backs off Beverley throws a huge counter combo but Silver manages to avoid it all.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Beverley. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Beverley clinches up with Silver and pushes him back against the cage.
Beverley is trying to break free.
Silver is working for takedown but Beverley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Beverley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silver prevents it.
Beverley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Beverley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Beverley is looking for a takedown.
Silver is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Beverley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silver tries to score a body lock takedown but Beverley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Beverley jumps guard and drags Silver to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silver scoring with some ground and pound.
Silver wants to pass the guard but Beverley is keeping the position.
Silver is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Beverley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Silver shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Beverley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silver trying to control but Beverley is working from the bottom.
Silver has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Beverley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Beverley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silver manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver is wriggling around but Beverley manages to pass to half guard.
Silver pushes Beverley off but Beverley dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver parries the strikes from Beverley easily there. Beverley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silver to escape.
Silver is looking for a sweep.
Beverley wants to control but Silver is keeping him busy.
Silver is trying to buck Beverley off.
Beverley gets to mount! Silver was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Silver is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silver is trying desperately to improve position.
Beverley controlling the pace for now.
Beverley avoids the attempt from Silver to control.
Beverley controlling from the full mount.
Silver is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silver squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Silver is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Silver is keeping busy.
Silver trying to control but not successfully.
Jezro Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Beverley.
Silver trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Silver is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Silver looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver is trying to get back to his feet but Beverley has full control of the position and if anything, Silver has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Beverley working for the choke.
Silver tries to escape but Beverley has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Silver is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Beverley keeps control of the position as Silver tries to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silver is trying to stand back up.
Patrick Beverley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Beverley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beverley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Patrick Beverley!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Patrick Beverley!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Patrick Beverley!
Patrick Beverley wins by unanimous decision!
Patrick Beverley tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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hype
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